Initial in Different Languages
Discover 'Initial' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.
Initial
Afrikaans aanvanklike | ||
Albanian fillestare | ||
Amharic የመጀመሪያ | ||
Arabic مبدئي | ||
Armenian նախնական | ||
Assamese প্ৰাৰম্ভিক | ||
Aymara qallta | ||
Azerbaijani ilkin | ||
Bambara daminɛ | ||
Basque hasierakoa | ||
Belarusian пачатковы | ||
Bengali প্রাথমিক | ||
Bhojpuri शुरुआती | ||
Bosnian početni | ||
Bulgarian първоначална | ||
Catalan inicial | ||
Cebuano pasiuna | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 初始 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 初始 | ||
Corsican iniziale | ||
Croatian početni | ||
Czech počáteční | ||
Danish initial | ||
Dhivehi ފުރަތަމަ | ||
Dogri मुंढला | ||
Dutch eerste | ||
English initial | ||
Esperanto komenca | ||
Estonian esialgne | ||
Ewe gɔmedzeƒe | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) inisyal | ||
Finnish alkukirjain | ||
French initiale | ||
Frisian earste | ||
Galician inicial | ||
Georgian საწყისი | ||
German initiale | ||
Greek αρχικός | ||
Guarani ñepyrũ | ||
Gujarati પ્રારંભિક | ||
Haitian Creole inisyal | ||
Hausa na farko | ||
Hawaiian hoʻomaka | ||
Hebrew התחלתי | ||
Hindi प्रारंभिक | ||
Hmong thawj zaug | ||
Hungarian a kezdeti | ||
Icelandic upphaflega | ||
Igbo mbido | ||
Ilocano inisial | ||
Indonesian awal | ||
Irish tosaigh | ||
Italian iniziale | ||
Japanese 初期 | ||
Javanese dhisikan | ||
Kannada ಆರಂಭಿಕ | ||
Kazakh бастапқы | ||
Khmer ដំបូង | ||
Kinyarwanda intangiriro | ||
Konkani आरंभीक | ||
Korean 머리 글자 | ||
Krio fɔs | ||
Kurdish destpêkî | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) سەرەتایی | ||
Kyrgyz баштапкы | ||
Lao ເບື້ອງຕົ້ນ | ||
Latin initial | ||
Latvian sākotnējais | ||
Lingala ebandeli | ||
Lithuanian pradinis | ||
Luganda ennyukuta z'amannya | ||
Luxembourgish initial | ||
Macedonian почетна | ||
Maithili शुरुआती | ||
Malagasy voalohany | ||
Malay awal | ||
Malayalam പ്രാരംഭ | ||
Maltese inizjali | ||
Maori tuatahi | ||
Marathi प्रारंभिक | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯑꯍꯧꯕꯗ | ||
Mizo a tirah | ||
Mongolian эхний | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) ကနဦး | ||
Nepali सुरुमा | ||
Norwegian første | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) choyambirira | ||
Odia (Oriya) ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭିକ | ||
Oromo jalqaba | ||
Pashto لومړنی | ||
Persian اولیه | ||
Polish inicjał | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) inicial | ||
Punjabi ਸ਼ੁਰੂਆਤੀ | ||
Quechua qallariy | ||
Romanian iniţială | ||
Russian начальный | ||
Samoan amataga | ||
Sanskrit आरंभिक | ||
Scots Gaelic tùsail | ||
Sepedi tlhakaina | ||
Serbian почетни | ||
Sesotho qalong | ||
Shona kutanga | ||
Sindhi شروعاتي | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ආරම්භක | ||
Slovak počiatočné | ||
Slovenian začetno | ||
Somali bilow ah | ||
Spanish inicial | ||
Sundanese awal | ||
Swahili mwanzo | ||
Swedish första | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) pauna | ||
Tajik ибтидоӣ | ||
Tamil ஆரம்ப | ||
Tatar башлангыч | ||
Telugu ప్రారంభ | ||
Thai เริ่มต้น | ||
Tigrinya መጀመሪ | ||
Tsonga masungulweni | ||
Turkish ilk | ||
Turkmen başlangyç | ||
Twi (Akan) ahyɛaseɛ | ||
Ukrainian початковий | ||
Urdu ابتدائی | ||
Uyghur دەسلەپكى | ||
Uzbek boshlang'ich | ||
Vietnamese ban đầu | ||
Welsh cychwynnol | ||
Xhosa yokuqala | ||
Yiddish ערשט | ||
Yoruba ibẹrẹ | ||
Zulu okokuqala |
Etymology & Notes
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Aanvanklike" means "initial", but can also mean "first" in Afrikaans. |
| Albanian | The word "fillestare" originates from the Italian word "iniziale" and can also refer to "a small letter at the beginning of a word". |
| Amharic | The word "የመጀመሪያ" can also mean "the first time" or "the first place". |
| Arabic | The word "مبدئي" can also mean "fundamental" or "of principle". |
| Azerbaijani | The word "ilkin" can also mean "first" or "beginning" in Azerbaijani. |
| Basque | "Hasierakoa" is not only used to refer to "initial" but also to "primordial". |
| Belarusian | In Polish, the word "początkowy" can also mean "elementary" or "basic". |
| Bengali | "প্রাথমিক" can also mean 'chief', 'major', or 'important' in Bengali. |
| Bosnian | The word "početni" comes from the verb "početi", which means "to begin" or "to start." |
| Bulgarian | The word "първоначална" can also mean "primordial" or "original" in Bulgarian. |
| Catalan | The word "inicial" in Catalan derives from Latin and can also mean "belonging to the core or essence". |
| Cebuano | Pasiuna can also mean "beginning stage of something" or "first draft of a document" in Cebuano. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Chinese "初始" means both "initial" and "original beginning," and is often used to refer to the original state or condition of something. |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 始 in 初始 is also a number used in Chinese arithmetic that equals 9, 90, 900, etc. based on its place in the string of digits. |
| Corsican | "Iniziale" can also mean "initial letter" or "first letter" in Corsican. |
| Croatian | The word 'početni' in Croatian derives from the Slavic root 'počęti', meaning 'to start' or 'to begin'. |
| Czech | The word "počáteční" also means "rudimentary" or "initial" in Czech. |
| Danish | In Danish, "initial" ("initialer") can refer not only to the first letter of a name but also to the entire signature, or "underskrift". |
| Dutch | The word "eerste" comes from the Proto-Germanic word "*ahistô" meaning "the foremost". |
| Esperanto | The Esperanto word "komenca" comes from the Latin "cominitiare," meaning "to begin." |
| Estonian | In Estonian, "esialgne" shares a similar root to "algus" (beginning), highlighting its origin as a starting point. |
| Finnish | The word "alkukirjain" also means "a character found at the beginning of a word" in Finnish. |
| French | In French, the word "initiale" can also mean "capital letter" or "beginning of a work." |
| Frisian | The word "earste" in Frisian is cognate with the Dutch word "eerste" and the German word "erste," both meaning "first." |
| Galician | Inicial in Galician retains its original Latin meaning of "beginning" beyond its everyday meaning of "initial", and can also mean "first fruits" or "income". |
| German | In German, "Initiale" can also refer to a large capital letter at the beginning of a book or chapter, called an "Initialbuchstabe". |
| Greek | The word "αρχικός" has two distinct meanings in Greek: "initial" but also "original" |
| Haitian Creole | In Haitian Creole the word "inisyal" can also mean "initial letter" or "motto." |
| Hausa | In Arabic, na farko means "at the beginning" or "in the first place". |
| Hawaiian | "Hoʻomaka" also means "to begin" and "to start". |
| Hebrew | The word "התחלתי" can also mean "I started" in Hebrew. |
| Hindi | The word "प्रारंभिक" can also refer to a "preliminary report" or a "preliminary document". |
| Hmong | The word “thawj zaug” can also mean “firstly,” or “in the beginning.” |
| Hungarian | In Hungarian, "a kezdeti" not only means "initial" but also implies "the beginning" or "the first stage of something" |
| Icelandic | In the 14th and 15th centuries, upphaflega was also used in the sense of 'beginning' ('byrjun') or 'source' ('uppruni') |
| Igbo | Igbo word "mbido" also means "beginning" and "source". |
| Indonesian | The Javanese word "awal" can mean both "beginning" and "end". |
| Irish | The related Gaelic form, tòiseach, means 'chieftain' and is similar to the English word 'duke' from Latin dux, 'leader' |
| Italian | In Italian, “iniziale” can refer to either the first letter of a word or to the small version of capital letters |
| Japanese | "初期" literally means "early period" in Japanese, but it can also be used to describe the early stages of something, such as a disease or a relationship. |
| Javanese | The word 'dhisikan' is also used to refer to a 'beginning' or 'start' of something. |
| Kannada | ಆರಂಭಿಕ refers to not only an initial or beginning, but also to a young student or beginner in a new activity. |
| Kazakh | "Бастапқы" (initial) in Kazakh is derived from the root "бас" (head), indicating the beginning or starting point. |
| Khmer | The word "ដំបូង" also means "for the first time" or "originally" in Khmer. |
| Korean | The word "머리 글자" literally translates to "head letter" in Korean. |
| Kurdish | The term 'destpêkî', in Kurdish, refers to both an 'initial' point in time, and also a 'start' on a new project or undertaking |
| Kyrgyz | *Bashtapky*: the first of a series, primary, headpiece |
| Latin | "Initial" comes from the Latin word "initialis," meaning "first letter of a name or word," or "beginning" |
| Latvian | The word sākotnējais also means "primitive" or "elementary". |
| Lithuanian | In Old Lithuanian, "pradinis" could also refer to something that was early, fresh, or immature. |
| Luxembourgish | The word "initial" in Luxembourgish can also refer to the beginning or start of something. |
| Macedonian | The word "почетна" can also refer to a "honorary position" or a "welcome address" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "voalohany" can also be used to refer to a type of dance. |
| Malay | The Malay word "awal" can also refer to "origin", "beginning", or the "first part of something". |
| Malayalam | It comes from the prepositions "pra" and "ārabha", together meaning "beginning" or "start" in Sanskrit. |
| Maltese | The word "inizjali" in Maltese may also refer to an acronym or abbreviation. |
| Maori | Tuatahi shares roots with words meaning 'head' and 'beginning' in other Polynesian languages. |
| Marathi | "प्रारंभिक" (initial) is derived from the Sanskrit word "प्रारंभ" (beginning), and literally means "of or relating to the beginning". It can also mean "preliminary" or "introductory". |
| Mongolian | The word "эхний" also means "first" or "primary" in Mongolian. |
| Myanmar (Burmese) | The word "ကနဦး" (initial) is derived from the Mon-Khmer root "-nui" meaning "beginning". |
| Nepali | Derived from Sanskrit 'sru' (to hear or learn) and 'ama' (beginning), it also signifies the beginning of knowledge or understanding. |
| Norwegian | "Første" means "first" in Norwegian, but is also the word for "initial" when written with a capital letter: "Første". |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The word "choyambirira" is also used to refer to the first person in a group or the first thing in a series. |
| Pashto | The word "لومړنی" can also mean "first" or "primary" in Pashto. |
| Persian | In Persian, "اولیه" can also refer to "elementary" or "basic" concepts or substances. |
| Polish | In Polish, «inicjał» can also mean «capital letter». |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | In Portuguese, "inicial" can also refer to a surname, a type of music or a type of dance. |
| Romanian | The Romanian word "iniţială" is derived from the Latin word "initiālis", meaning "beginning" or "first". |
| Russian | The word "начальный" can also mean "basic" or "elementary" in Russian. |
| Samoan | The word "amataga" can also mean "beginning" or "first". |
| Scots Gaelic | The word "tùsail" in Scots Gaelic can also refer to the beginning of a race or contest, or to a person's first attempt at something. |
| Serbian | The word "почетни" can also mean "honorary" or "ceremonial" in Serbian. |
| Sesotho | The word "qalong" in Sesotho can also refer to the beginning of a period of time. |
| Shona | Kutanga in Shona can also refer to the day's first milking, or the act of milking for the first time. |
| Sindhi | The term "شروعاتي" in Sindhi can carry a connotation of a starting point or origin. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 'ආරම්භක' (initial) is derived from Sanskrit 'आरंभ' (beginning, origin) and is also used to mean 'originator, pioneer, initiator'. |
| Slovak | The word `počiatočné` shares its root with `počať`, meaning `to start` or `to originate`. |
| Slovenian | The adjective 'začetno' can also be used to describe something that is rudimentary or introductory. |
| Somali | A bilow ah can also imply a beginning of a new year or a new era. |
| Spanish | The Spanish word "inicial" can also mean "main" or "fundamental." |
| Sundanese | "Awal" in Sundanese can also mean "first step" or "beginning" |
| Swahili | The word "mwanzo" in Swahili also means the beginning of a river or a source of a story. |
| Swedish | The word 'första' originally meant 'the first to come', hence it referred to time rather than order. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The word "pauna" also means "first part" or "beginning" in Tagalog. |
| Tajik | The word "ибтидоӣ" (initial) in Tajik can also mean "primitive" or "basic". |
| Tamil | The word "ஆரம்ப" can also mean "seed" or "origin" in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word "ప్రారంభ" in Telugu ultimately derives from the Sanskrit word "प्रारम्भ" (prārambha), which means "beginning, commencement, or initiation." |
| Thai | เริ่มต้น' may also refer to starting, beginning, or a new start in Thai. |
| Turkish | In Turkish, the word "ilk" refers to both "first" and "initial" and is cognate with the Mongolian "elg" (initially). |
| Ukrainian | The Ukrainian word "початковий" can also be used to refer to the origin or source of something. |
| Urdu | ابتدائی means not only "initial" in Urdu, but also "primary", "rudimentary", and "elementary". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "boshlang'ich" is derived from the Persian word "boshlang" meaning "beginning" or "start". |
| Vietnamese | The phrase "ban đầu" also means "from the beginning" in Vietnamese. |
| Welsh | The etymology of "cychwynnol" is obscure, and it may also refer to the first verse of a hymn. |
| Xhosa | Yokuqala as a noun in Xhosa refers to a beginning while as an adverb it describes a state of being ahead or first. |
| Yiddish | The Yiddish word "ערשט" can also mean "only" or "recently". |
| Yoruba | The word "ibẹrẹ" in Yoruba can also mean "beginning" or "source". |
| Zulu | In Zulu, 'okokuqala' can also refer to 'the first time' or 'the beginning'. |
| English | "Initial" can also refer to an introductory musical theme that recurs in varying elaborations. |